Frontier Follies - Large Print by Ree Drummond (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

New York Times bestseller

A down-to-earth, hilarious collection of stories and musings on marriage, motherhood, and country life from the #1 New York Times bestselling author and star of the Food Network show The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond.

Once upon a time, I lost my marbles and married a sexy, Wrangler-wearing cowboy named Ladd. That single decision would wind up setting the stage for years of rural adventures (and misadventures), and while I can't imagine my life being any different, raising a family in the "idyllic" countryside has not been without a few bumps in the road. (Or were those cow patties? It's hard to tell the difference sometimes.)

I'm excited to share this crazy collection of true stories from my full-of-energy, hard-to-tame, wonderfully wild (and very weird) frontier family. From the unique challenges of being married to a rancher to the blood, sweat, mud, and tears of raising country kids, I'll pull back the curtain and let you in on some of the sh*t and shenanigans that have really gone on here on Drummond Ranch over the past two-plus decades.

You'll learn about marital spats, run-ins with wildlife, ER visits, my parenting neuroses, triumphs, tribulations, love, loss . . . and how manure has somehow managed to weave its way through all of it. To keep things up to the minute, you'll also hear about more recent family developments that have tested my sanity and pushed me to the brink. (And pleasantly surprised me, too.)

This book is both a love letter and a laugh letter, and I hope you get a big kick out of it all: the good, the bad, and the dirty. Mostly, I hope it demonstrates how much I adore this family of mine . . . even if I sometimes have to use rubber snakes to show it.

Review Quotes

"In this celebration of rural America, web celeb Drummond, aka 'The Pioneer Woman, ' tells warm-hearted stories. . . . Grab a root beer and prepare to grin." -- Booklist

"[A] must-read celebration of the ups and downs of life." -- Good Morning America

"The Pioneer Woman continues her streak of being relatable, funny and so-darn-charming in her collection of stories and musings on country life. . . . A cozy celebration of family." -- E! Online

"In her memoir, The Pioneer Woman, the Food Network star detailed her city-girl romance with a sexy cowboy who lured her to his ranch. Now she's back with a collection of stories about their raucous life there with four kids. Filled with candor and self-deprecating wit, it's a charmer." -- People